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> the sails can be retracted to 195 feet in order to clear bridges or withstand rough weather. That's awfully close to the clearance under many bridges. The SF
by danans 6y ago
> the sails can be retracted to 195 feet in order to clear bridges or withstand rough weather.
That's awfully close to the clearance under many bridges. The SF Bay bridge for example, which has to be crossed to reach the port of Oakland, has a clearance of 220 ft.
- flyGuyOnTheSly 6y agoEngineers work in terms of 10 thousandths of an inch. 25 feet of difference is massive.
- geon 6y agoI'd love to watch a ship clear a bridge by 10 thousandths of an inch.
- tpmx 6y agoWell, not quite like that, but here's Allure of the Seas passing the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, with a few feet of clearance (I think 2 or 3, but I'm not certain - sources are unclear.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Cs0C8LkeU&ab_channel=MogensHallas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Cs0C8LkeU&ab_channel=Mogen...
- willcipriano 6y agoThat one rivet that didn't quite go all the way in...